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CVE-2019-18212

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-18212 is a directory traversal vulnerability in XMLLanguageService.java of the XML Language Server (lsp4xml) before version 0.9.1, impacting products like Red Hat XML Language Support for Visual Studio. This flaw allows a remote attacker to write to arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it requires low privileges and network access but has a high impact on integrity (I:H) with no confidentiality or availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xml_language_server_project:xml_server_project:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:wild_web_developer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:theia_xml_extension_project:theia_xml_extension:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0284 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 21,951 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / angelozerr/lsp4xml
Product
github.com / angelozerr/lsp4xml/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / angelozerr/lsp4xml/pull/567
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / redhat-developer/vscode-xml
PatchThird Party Advisory
marketplace.visualstudio.com / items
Third Party Advisory
shielder.it / blog/dont-open-that-xml-xxe-to-rce-in-xml-plugins-for-vs-code-eclipse-theia
ExploitThird Party Advisory